Emmad Irfani

Early and personal life Of Ethnic–Kashmiri descent, Irfani belongs to a family of military background, and has been in almost all areas of Pakistan during his father's various postings until he retired and settled in Lahore. He did his Graduation and Masters from Lahore.

His great-grandmother was the sister of philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, considered the spiritual founder of Pakistan. Filmmaker Farjad Nabi is his cousin.

In 2010, he married fashion designer Maryam Shafaat, whose sister is model Amina Shafaat. They have a daughter and also had a son, Zaviyar, who died at a young age in 2023 in an accident.

Career

Model Irfani was forced into modelling by his aunt in 2000. He won Best Male model awards at the Lux Style Awards and MTV Pakistan style awards, and subsequently was nominated in 2006 and 2007.

Actor Considering Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal to be his inspiration,

In 2018 he launched his film career with a cameo role in his cousin Farjad Nabi's film 7 Din Mohabbat In and his debut lead role in the upcoming film Aasmaan Bolay Ga directed by Shoaib Mansoor.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director NotesRef(s) 2018 7 Din Mohabbat In Faadi Farjad Nabi Cameo appearance Squadron Leader Hasan Siddiqui Shoaib Mansoor Unreleased

Television series

Telefilms

Web series

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef(s)20054th Lux Style AwardsBest Model - Male Best Performance in a Negative Role (Popular Choice)